California Magazine |

Rethinking the idea of Social Security numbers

Cyberattacks have raised questions about the use of Social Security numbers as universal identifiers. If we can't stop using them, what else can people do to fend off identity thieves?
UC Irvine |

Nobel laureate Irwin Rose dead at 88

Pioneering enzyme researcher also was a beloved colleague and mentor.
UC Davis |

Surfing surgeon stoked on work-life balance

Passionate about his sport and his profession, assistant professor Boaz Arzi finds the waves to be good medicine for the rigors of the operating room.
New York Times |

Tree project aims to put the oak back in Oakland

The city's namesake oaks are no longer ubiquitous. A UC Berkeley professor is on a mission to bring back the leafy groves.
Slate |

Beating the heat

Climate change is igniting a revolution in winemaking, and UC Davis' Andrew Walker is leading the charge.
UC Riverside |

ABC picks up TV series developed by UCR scholars

Reza Aslan is executive producer of Biblical production 'Of Kings and Prophets'; Robin Russin is script consultant.
UCLA |

Rethinking the history of the American West

Stephen Aron reveals how Manifest Destiny influenced the Nazis and talks about the evolution of scholarship about the West.
UC San Diego |

Recipe for wellness

UC San Diego nutrition expert helps define national prescription for healthy diet.
UCLA |

Professor who taught history — and lived it — retires

Liberated from Dachau in 1945, Ivan Berend went on to become a key figure in Hungary’s transition from communism.
New York Times |

Jennifer Doudna: a pioneer who helped simplify genome editing

The UC Berkeley biochemist helped make one of the most monumental discoveries in biology: a relatively easy way to alter any organism’s DNA.
California Magazine |

The prof and the cons

How Bill Drummond lost his faith in journalism — and reclaimed it behind bars, with inmates at San Quentin.
UC Newsroom |

15 UC scholars elected to National Academy of Sciences

New members are recognized for their achievements in original research.